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List of figures, tables and boxes |
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Notes on contributors |
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Acknowledgements |
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Introduction |
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PART I Theories and models of human growth and development in adults |
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1 Introduction and history: approaches to human growth and development in adults |
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11 | (16) |
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11 | (1) |
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Biomedical approaches to ageing |
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12 | (2) |
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14 | (7) |
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Changes after the First World War |
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14 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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15 | (1) |
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Shifting political perceptions |
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16 | (2) |
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18 | (3) |
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Behavioural and social learning theories |
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21 | (3) |
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Respondent or classical conditioning |
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21 | (1) |
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Operant or instrumental conditioning |
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22 | (1) |
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Modelling, vicarious or imitative learning |
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23 | (1) |
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24 | (3) |
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2 Cognitive theories and cognitive development relevant to adults |
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27 | (18) |
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27 | (1) |
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History and development of the theories and models |
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28 | (1) |
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Key thinkers and theories |
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28 | (10) |
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28 | (3) |
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31 | (1) |
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31 | (3) |
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34 | (1) |
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35 | (1) |
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36 | (1) |
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37 | (1) |
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38 | (1) |
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Using theories in practice |
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38 | (2) |
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Critical perspectives and thinking |
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40 | (1) |
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41 | (4) |
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3 Moral, spiritual and existential development |
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45 | (18) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (2) |
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Key theories and thinkers |
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48 | (3) |
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East-West perspective on spirituality |
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51 | (4) |
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Making it real: applying knowledge to practice |
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55 | (1) |
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Spirituality and social welfare |
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55 | (1) |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (5) |
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4 Adults, families and social networks in the relational social work method |
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63 | (18) |
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63 | (1) |
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63 | (2) |
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Key principles of relational social work |
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65 | (2) |
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Adults and families in need |
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67 | (2) |
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Guiding and facilitating relationships in a network |
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69 | (4) |
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Some peculiarities of working with families in intercultural settings |
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73 | (2) |
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75 | (6) |
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5 Critical perspectives on human growth and development in adults |
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81 | (20) |
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81 | (1) |
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82 | (2) |
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Exploring the theoretical context |
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84 | (2) |
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Political economy, feminism and critical gerontology |
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86 | (1) |
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Feminist theories and their developments |
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86 | (7) |
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The menopause: women and ageing |
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93 | (3) |
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Being critical in professional practice |
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96 | (1) |
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96 | (5) |
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PART II Specific developmental issues |
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101 | (138) |
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6 Critical aspects of attachment theory: empirical research findings and current applications |
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103 | (20) |
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103 | (1) |
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Attachment theory in adult romantic relationships |
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104 | (2) |
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Gender and the development of attachment |
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106 | (3) |
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The consequences of violence and neglect in the family |
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109 | (1) |
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Cross-cultural studies on attachment |
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110 | (3) |
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Limitations of the Bowlby-Ainsworth attachment theory |
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113 | (2) |
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115 | (8) |
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7 Families and friends: relationship development in Muslim cultures |
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123 | (18) |
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123 | (1) |
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124 | (1) |
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Relationships in adult life |
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125 | (5) |
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130 | (4) |
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Expanding knowledge and applying it |
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134 | (2) |
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136 | (5) |
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8 Education and learning in adults: implications for social work |
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141 | (22) |
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141 | (1) |
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142 | (1) |
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Key thinkers in adult education |
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143 | (5) |
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Distinguishing shifts from education to learning in adults |
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143 | (5) |
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Situating the function of liberal and vocational educational traditions |
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148 | (5) |
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Making it real: applying knowledge to practice |
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153 | (3) |
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156 | (7) |
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9 Life course criminology and adults |
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163 | (16) |
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163 | (1) |
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164 | (1) |
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165 | (2) |
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167 | (6) |
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Making it real: applying knowledge to practice |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (5) |
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10 Health and disability in adults: definitions and models |
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179 | (18) |
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179 | (1) |
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Prevalence and definitions |
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180 | (1) |
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181 | (1) |
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182 | (3) |
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Wider social influences and disability |
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185 | (3) |
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Discrimination, disability and health inequity |
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188 | (1) |
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Application to social work professional practice |
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189 | (3) |
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192 | (5) |
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11 Death: a brief social and cultural history |
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197 | (20) |
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197 | (1) |
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198 | (1) |
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199 | (5) |
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Implications for health and social care practice: disenchanting death |
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204 | (3) |
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207 | (1) |
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208 | (2) |
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Professionalism in health and social care, and death |
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210 | (1) |
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210 | (1) |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (5) |
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12 Working with adults with disabilities |
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217 | (22) |
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217 | (1) |
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218 | (3) |
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Historical considerations |
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221 | (1) |
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Physical and sensory impairment: the social model of disability |
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222 | (3) |
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Intellectual disability: social role valorisation |
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225 | (4) |
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229 | (1) |
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The impact of disability on human growth and development |
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230 | (4) |
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The first domain: personal impacts of disability |
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230 | (1) |
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The second domain: cultural impacts of disability |
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230 | (2) |
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The third domain: socio-economic impacts of disability |
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232 | (2) |
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Implications for social work practice |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (4) |
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PART III Professional practice |
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239 | (90) |
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13 Mental health and ill-health in adults |
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241 | (28) |
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241 | (1) |
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Understanding mental health |
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241 | (1) |
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Impacts of mental health and ill-health |
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242 | (1) |
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Life changes and how we experience the world |
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243 | (1) |
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Bio-psycho-social perspectives on mental ill-health |
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244 | (1) |
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Understanding the biological/medical view of mental illness |
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245 | (7) |
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246 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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247 | (1) |
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248 | (1) |
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249 | (1) |
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249 | (2) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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251 | (1) |
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252 | (1) |
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Critique of the biological medical model of mental health |
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252 | (1) |
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Psychological perspectives on mental health |
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253 | (6) |
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253 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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254 | (1) |
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Social perspectives on mental health |
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255 | (1) |
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The social construction of mental illness |
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255 | (1) |
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Listening to the voice of the service user in mental health |
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256 | (2) |
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Implications for professional social work and health care practice |
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258 | (1) |
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Anti-discriminatory practice |
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259 | (3) |
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Application in a health and social work context |
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261 | (1) |
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262 | (7) |
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14 Adults at risk of abuse |
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269 | (20) |
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269 | (1) |
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270 | (2) |
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Some important considerations |
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272 | (4) |
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Theories and theoretical perspectives |
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276 | (2) |
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278 | (3) |
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Issues in responding to mistreatment |
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281 | (1) |
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282 | (7) |
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15 Parenting and care in adulthood: an intersectional framework for support |
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289 | (20) |
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289 | (1) |
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289 | (1) |
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Problematising Erikson's theory of human development |
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290 | (1) |
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National and transnational contexts of parenting and care |
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291 | (7) |
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292 | (1) |
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293 | (3) |
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296 | (2) |
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298 | (3) |
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Using intersectionality in migrant families |
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299 | (2) |
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301 | (8) |
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16 Dementia care practices, complexities and mythologies |
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309 | (20) |
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309 | (1) |
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309 | (2) |
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New ways of thinking about dementia |
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311 | (1) |
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The role of social workers and allied human service professionals |
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312 | (2) |
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314 | (1) |
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Implications for the person with dementia |
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315 | (3) |
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317 | (1) |
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317 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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318 | (1) |
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319 | (1) |
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319 | (5) |
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Applying your knowledge of resilience in dementia care |
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319 | (5) |
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Where do we go from here? |
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324 | (1) |
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Index |
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